Use of waist circumference and body mass index to reduce obesity Introduction Obesity is an epidemic that has cried to help for generations. It’s a great and alarming health crisis both in United States and the whole globe at large.as the different countries gets industrialized obesity levels increases due to the production of junk food full of cholesterols and carbonated drinks. Due to industrialization, the use of physical energy to execute manual jobs among the citizens has reduced. Every physical activity has been reduced by machines and automation of processes, this leaves people idle hence, increased accumulation of fats caused by lack of physical exercise to burn down the calories. Some studies by the national center for health statistics has revealed out that the United States citizens above the age of 20 years have probability of becoming obese with a percentage 20% in 1997 to a maximum of 31.4 percent in the year 2017(Javed, et al,2017) These numbers are alarming .As nation we have an epidemic that is taking over.one that we have grown to ignore. These health crisis known…

Treatment of Obesity Kral, J. G., Kava, R. A., Catalano, P. M., & Moore, B. J. (2012). Severe obesity: the   neglected epidemic. Obesity facts, 5(2), 254-269. Main Finding Obesity is one of the most medical conditions affecting adults across the world. Medical treatment of obesity has several benefits and risks. Individuals choose methods that promise short-term solutions without considering the risks associated. However, the risks associated with the method leads to a concern on the safety of the method. Study The article by Kral, Kava, Catalano and Moore (2012) presents a study done on both adults and children across the US. Generally, the study uses data from other studies to draw conclusions. Specifically, the study finds out benefits and risks associated with obesity treatment. Findings The benefits of obesity treatment include first, a significant weight-loss that saves the individual from obesity-related conditions such as diabetes. Also, the treatment of obesity when done continuously saves an individual from the burden of having to rely on medication. Furthermore, the loss of unnecessary weight has been found to improve the quality of…

EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT ATTITUDES ABOUT OBESITY                                                            Fat Phobia Scale (Explicit Measure) IAT                                     Bias Toward obese       No bias/neutral    Bias against obese (Implicit Measure)              persons (score of 2       (score of 3)           persons (score of 4 Or less)                                                     or more) Bias towards obese persons (preference for fat people compared to             2                                 0                                     0 thin people)   No bias (no preference)             0                                 1                                   0   Bias against obese Persons (preference for thin people compared to             3                                 0                                   0 fat people) Note. Total N= 6 students             According to results which were obtained from the six students who were involved in the collection of data regarding the implicit and explicit measures, three students shown bias towards obese persons on the explicit measure but a bias against obese persons on the implicit measure. From these statistics, the student’s attitudes are clearly inconsistent across the two measures. Two students show a bias towards both implicit and explicit measures and that is an indication that the results in the two measures were consistent. Finally, only a single student of all the six had no preference on…

system I/O configuration IBM’s z15 is the latest offering infrastructure and operations for leaders in need of the management, protection, and upgrading mission-essential mainframe workloads. The design considerations for the z15 relates to the efficient delivery of new services with speed and at a scale that is useful to any business. The need to manage changes along with potential disruptions to the IT infrastructure, and at the same time, maintaining service availability is core to any organization. Similarly, ensuring the protection and privacy of data to lessen impacts associated with security breaches remains the overriding expectation of businesses from its IT infrastructure. Likewise, the z15 is essential for complementing and augmenting cloud solutions as well as offering resiliency, compliance, and performance by full protection of data and delivering the strongest workload isolation. System Input/ Output (I/O) The system I/O configuration analyzes task and supports the system function. The information required to manage a system’s I/O configuration must be derived from different sources. The system has an I/O Configuration Analyzer task that allows the hardware of the system to the administrator…

Identifying and Interpreting Descriptive Statistics For my discussion, I chose the statistical item race. In a study population of 1750 participants, 3% were Hispanic, 0.5% Alaska Natives, 2.5% Asian, 15.8% African-American, 0.2% other Pacific Islanders, 69.1% whites, and 8.6% of unknown ethnicity. This result, which was collected by asking respondents what race or ethnic group they come from, can be interpreted in several ways. These findings are useful in defining certain conclusions about the research giving it more concrete meaning. The results tell which ethnic groups participated in the study. The researcher can say that more whites (69.1%) participated in the survey than any other ethnic community did. Besides, Pacific Islanders (0.2%) least involved in the study. This information can be used to confirm the research hypothesis about race nurses of the population. Another inference from the descriptive is the geographical location of the study; one can conclude that the study was conducted in a white country.  The data exhibit perfect congruence with the research hypothesis; hence, hypothetical data (Smith & Glass, 1977). Hypothetical data is information about a phenomenon…

Technology and Cost Containment Conspicuously, the aspect of the cost of health care distresses each facet of the U.S. health care scheme. Besides, it also controls political deliberations on the health care, influences pronouncements regarding the event of insurance coverage, and levels at the uppermost of stuff Americans tend to apprehend about (Bodenheimer & Grumbach, 2016). Fundamentally, it also guarantees an essential role in the persistent experience from resolutions on whether or not to obtain appropriate care to the impression of remedial bills subsequently getting care. Markedly, there are numerous imperative challenges in the event of health care costs containment (Margolius & Bodenheimer, 2010). In essence, one of the obstacles happens to be a mounting prerequisite for data analytics and electronic health records (EHRs). Remarkably, an electronic health record (EHR) happens to be a digital form of a patient’s tabloid graph. Besides, electronic health records are considered to be actual-time, patient-centered chronicles that ensure that data and information is accessible instantaneously and steadily to approved handlers.. Fundamentally, the aspect of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) designates the technology…

Effects of Childhood Obesity on Puberty Abstract Obesity in children is a phenomenon attracting public health concern globally. The interaction of factors such as nutrition, energy balance, and hormones significantly impact on growth and regulation of puberty development. More often than not, obese and overweight children grow taller than is typical for individuals their age. Higher leptin and increased sex hormone levels evidenced in obese children may be responsible for hastened pubertal growth and epiphyseal growth plate maturation. This paper studies the effect of childhood obesity on pubertal development by examining obesity as a factor in the early onset of puberty among children and how this can be mitigated. Growth  in obese children Excess adipose tissue can impact the growth process and pubertal development. Childhood obesity is associated with accelerated linear growth at the prepuberty stage (Chung, 2017). Weight gain in early adulthood is, in most cases, followed by an increase in height as well as advancement in bone age. Research shows that skeletal growth and maturity in overweight people precedes linear growth acceleration (Chung, 2017). There is also a subsequent…

Issues related to backup procedures – The case of Flaxman Law Group Businesses store customer-related information in backup media, and sudden incidents such as loss of data or any disaster might create havoc in the daily operations of the firm. It might be concerning for the organization because customer-related data are secure only on backup systems. The case study of the Flaxman Law Group can be considered. The law firm has been facing major challenges and issues related to its backup systems. Major concerns are related to disruptions in the daily operations of the firm. The law firm has been growing gradually, and requirements related to customer services have been undergoing significant change. It has been noted that the organization is supposed to implement advanced infrastructure because the original computer systems have become unreliable. It is clear that the IT environment of the firm is not stable. An assessment of the issues has been conducted, and it showed that three different types of backup systems were running in the organization (Connections.com, 2020). However, none of those were functioning appropriately. Along…

Journal- Obesity in Adolescent The primary audience for the presentation involves adolescent teenagers ranging from ten to around twenty-four-year. Apart from the youth, the presentation also may include adults like parents and school admiration. All these individuals are actively affected by obesity either directly or indirectly. In addition, while covering the topic to the schoolmates, the community may be included in the presentation who may consist of leaders and the general public. As a result, obesity is supposed to be taught to the general population without any discrimination of profession or class. With no age limit, the audience includes both agendas that can understand the importance and lesson on obesity. Obesity is a lifestyle problem that affects every person, including young ones and the elderly. Moreover, apart from increased body fat, it raises threats that lead to other issues like cancer, blood pressure, and diabetes. Therefore everybody in the community has the possibility of being affected by obesity. Besides, the audience, including parents, teachers, and community leaders, play a significant role in curbing the problem, like educating ways of avoiding…

Analysis of Weight and Obesity Introduction Weight is a body’s relative mass or the amount of matter contained by it and causes a downward force, gravitational force. At the same time, obesity is a disorder involving the accumulation of excess fats that increases the risk of health problems. Obesity is caused by various factors that provide the conditions necessary for its evolution. Obesity at first in the early years; the mid15th century, it was not considered as a disorder. It was associated with wealth and power. To be plump was more comfortable and gave a sense of security. Through the centuries, body ideals got a different approach as now people started focusing on health as they looked for answers from medical practitioners. Over time until the 20th century, people checked on their diet, cutting on the sugar supply, beer, meat consumption, and emphasized self-discipline. In the early 20th century, some chronic diseases emerged. Diseases such as cancer, heart disease, strokes, and other forms of chronic diseases. In my argument, I can say that the cause of obesity is the impact…